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| formaldehyde comparison table | |||||
| Subject | is a kind of | has discovery in space date | is an instance of | has definition | has symbol | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| interstellar molecule | molecule | Molecule present in interstellar space. As of late 1974, at least 33 molecular species had been identified with reasonable certainty. | |||
| formaldehyde | 1969 | interstellar molecule | An organic molecule, the first polyatomic molecule to be discovered in interstellar space. In 1973 It was discovered in two external galaxies. | H2CO | 
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